The nest of a bird of prey somewhere up high. Eyases. A young hawk taken from the nest for training. Brooded. To sit upon eggs to hatch. Voraciously. Wolflike appetite. Natal. The place or time of one's birth.

CVC Capital Partners, one of the oldest and most storied names in European private equity, has lined up banks for a potential initial public offering that could value it at more than $20 billion.